Head confident of Naaqoos chance in Prix Jean Prat

French trainer Freddie Head believes that his stable star Naaqoos can return to last season’s top two-year-old form when he tackles the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on Sunday.

Last year’s champion two-year-old has been disappointing so far this year.  Last time out he was demoted to sixth from third in the French 2000 Guineas, but his trainer believes that was still a good run:  "He's a very good horse. He was third in the French 2000 Guineas last time and was very badly demoted, but he is very well.  He was the champion two-year-old after winning the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. To be beaten by the Derby winner is pretty good and he's going to run in the good races - he's never had a bad race.

"I don't think he will get much more than a mile, but he is very effective over that trip. He was very keen that day in the Guineas. He came with a good chance and just stopped a bit in the last 100 yards.

"I think he has a first-class chance on Sunday,” the trainer told At The Races.

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